o adjust her eyes to the morning sunshine. She opened her eyes slowly, a bit confused about where she was, bu

ce no one might remember that a girl named Aethera was a

a knock on the door interrupted her sleep before it began. Ae

haired girl who should be around fifteen w

d curiously, staringat the

signed to you by the king." The maid said ti

pposed to be having fun with her friends, looking for the man she was destined to

asked, not bothering to hid

highness." The maid

king life hell for her parents by trying to sn

r na

ria

e that name." Aethera said, her eyes spa

nally lifted her head to look at the queen for the first time. She could see the sincerity in her

good decision for them to trade their eldest daughter in exchange for money. So, for the past seven years now, she's been working for different people, experienced life the hard way, and was taught to fight to survive. All her former masters have been so cruel to her and would always make her suffer, but not till she met King Vladi

r you?" Aethera asked curiously. She knows that maids aren't supposed to come to their

iana's ear. No one has ever called her that. An

which brought Adriana out

our Hig

on," Aethera replied

oom, immediately." Aethera said in a r

hera asked

ly asked me to bring you to the cou

hera responded, preparing he

ut

it's been a short night and I still n

n all over her face. Did the queen just disobey the king and

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e closed his eyes as if he was meditating about something, w

t of him was caught forcing himself on a girl in his kingdom and to top it all, the

mpteenth time, his eyes turned a bit fierc

ough to make Vladimir furious. He removed the sword from the back

ed at their king, who still had the same express

r called, returni

adimir ordered, cleaning the edges of h

and ordered the guards

e scene they had just witnessed was still in their minds, and even though they were vampires, they

d when Adriana walked in, her gaze on

!" Adriana ut

imir asked his gaze

sometimes, as she thoug

you," Vladimir s

.... t..o come,